The next Economics PhD seminar will take place on May 20th at 4pm on MS Teams (please find the link below).
The following PhD students will present their work:
1) Laura Galdikienė (in English; supervisor: J. Jaraitė-Kažukauskė)
Title: Trust and Health Behaviour in a COVID-19 Pandemic: Initial Results from a Lithuanian Survey
Abstract: Health-protective behaviour is essential for limiting the spread of infectious diseases and containing a pandemic. However, there has been a lot of variation in individuals’ health behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. We study how generalized and institutional trust affect individuals’ health behaviour, such as sticking to pandemic restrictions (e.g. social distancing, mask wearing behaviour, etc.) as well as individuals’ vaccination intentions during this pandemic. Our findings from a Lithuanian survey show that individuals that trust government institutions, pharmaceutical companies and science more are more likely to have high vaccination intention. Meanwhile, higher generalized trust is associated with less responsible health behaviour. Survey results reveal that other beliefs matter for individual health behaviour too - higher beliefs in conspiracy theories are associated with lower vaccination intentions and other types of health behaviours.
2) Kristina Mažeikaitė (in Lithuanian; supervisor: A. Bartkus)
Title: The impact of culture on social and economic fields
Abstract: Questions on how to quantify culture and how to evaluate the impact of it are particularly important for the policy makers. This area is usually pushed to margins due to the limited public resources and difficulties to measure the value of culture. As a result, culture is often understood only as a subsidized area that does not generate returns. On the other hand, other authors emphasize that the impact of culture can be very wide: from the impact on social capital to the regional development. The aim of this PhD thesis is to quantify the impact of culture on the social and economic fields. The assessment of the impact of cultural factors on economic growth is based on economic growth models, while on the social field – through the assessment of individual well-being.
The purpose of the PhD seminars is to present the work in progress, develop the research and presentation skills, discuss the challenges PhD students are facing - we are therefore very much counting on your active participation!
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